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Course: Advocacy in Social Work

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Course title Advocacy in Social Work
Course code KKS/7ASP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zogata Kusz Agnieszka, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
I 1. Policy advocacy in the context of social work 2. Affecting policies and democracy 3. (Non)engagement of Czech social workers in policy advocacy 4. Policymaking at the state level II 5. Advocacy strategy 6. Advocacy - methods and tools 7. Specifics of advocacy in social work - engagement of clients 8. Communication in policy advocacy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
To reflect: - the place of policy advocacy in social work - legitimacy of civic engagement in a democratic state - legitimacy and accountability of social workers engaging in policy advocacy - ethical questions related to policy advocacy, its methods as well as involvement of clients into this process To acquaint students with: - possibilities of affecting the environment of their clients, mainly at the state level; - possibilities and barriers of social workers' engagement in policy advocacy; - the ways of working out as well as realisation of advocacy strategy To support development of: - students' analytical skills; - students' reasoning skills; - team work-related skills; - the skills related to working out sources for policy advocacy aims
After completing the course, students will: - know the basic and the meaning of the policy advocacy in social work; - have the basic knowledge of how to analyse systemic problems; - be able to follow the process of forming and public consultations of draft legal acts and other policy documents; they will know the possibilities to engage in the process; - be able to prepare the basics of the advocacy strategy; they will know the tools of influence and possibilities of its ethical usage as well as defence from manipulation; - know selected policy advocacy tools; - know possibilities, needs and barriers related to engagement of clients into the advocacy process; - improve their reasoning skills.
Prerequisites
Students have basic knowledge regarding civil society and democracy.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Preparedness for and active participation in wseminars. Elaboration of the final group assigment.
Recommended literature
  • Cialdini, Robert. (2012). Vliv: síla přesvědčování a manipulace. BizBooks.
  • DAHL, R. A. (2001). O demokracii. Průvodce pro občany. Praha: Nakladatelství Portál.
  • DALRYMPLE, J., BOYLAN,J. (2013). Effective Advocacy in Social Work. Thousand Oaks, Berkeley, CA: SAGE Publications.
  • DLA Piper. The Good Lobby, Nástroje občanského lobbingu.
  • JANEBOVÁ, Radka? Marcela HUDEČKOVÁ ? Romana ZAPADALOVÁ ? Jana MUSILOVÁ. (2013). Příběhy sociálních pracovnic a pracovníků, kteří nemlčeli ? Popis prožívaných dilemat. Sociální práce/Sociálna práca 4/2013, s. 66-83.
  • KRÁLOVEC, Jiří. (2018). Advokacie a sociální práce v pediatrickém zdravotnictví..
  • LUMET, Sidney. (1957). Dvanáct rozhněvaných mužů [film]..
  • NETTING, F. ELLEN et al. (2012). Social Work Macro Practice.
  • Poslanecká sněmovna ČR. Legislativní proces projednávání návrhů zákonů..
  • SCHNEIDER, R. L., LESTER, L. (2000). Social Work Advocacy: a New Framework for Action. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
  • SOKOLOVIČOVÁ, Júlia. (2013). ?Co je advokační činnost?? [Internet] Prezi..
  • VESELY?, A., DRHOVA?, Z., & NACHTMANNOVA?, M. (2005). Ver?ejna? politika a proces jeji? tvorby: co je "policy" a jak vznika?.. Praha, CESES FSV UK.
  • VESELÝ, A., NEKOLA, M. (Ed.). (2007). Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik. Principy, metody a praxe. Praha: SLON.
  • YOUNG, E., QUINN, L.. (2009). Ako písať účinné analytické dokumenty/Writing Effective Public Policy Papers. Príručka pre poradcov vo verejnej politike v strednej a východnej Európe. Bratislava, Ústav verejnej politiky.


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